Trail Run
Ghost town · Monroe County, Ohio

Trail Run is a ghost town in Monroe County, Ohio. It is one of 9 former communities in Monroe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Trail Run as a historical populated place on the New Matamoras topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.6167° N, 81.0490° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | New Matamoras |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 740 ft |
| Nearest living town | Antioch, OH |
| Distance to it | 3.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1051032 |
| Coordinates | 39.61674, -81.04900 |
What's there now
Trail Run is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Antioch, OH (population 46), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 740 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Stringtownghost town · Monroe County · 4.3 mi
- Foreaker Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Monroe County · 4.7 mi
- Centerviewghost town · Monroe County · 5.1 mi
- Knowlton Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Monroe County · 5.9 mi
- Mendotaghost town · Wetzel County · 7.3 mi
- Quarryghost town · Monroe County · 9.3 mi
- Wardghost town · Washington County · 9.6 mi
- Cross Keysghost town · Monroe County · 9.8 mi
- Muskingumghost town · Washington County · 10.2 mi
- Rinard Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 10.8 mi
- Rockportghost town · Monroe County · 10.9 mi
- Carterghost town · Washington County · 11 mi
Questions
Where is Trail Run?
Trail Run is in Monroe County, Ohio, at 39.6167, -81.0490.
How many ghost towns are in Monroe County?
Monroe County, Ohio has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.